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Re:Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 l... by irusri on Thursday February 23, 2017 @03:14AM (#13712446)
I cant understand what can we possibly achieve from this type of explorations. NASA spends lot of money each year to excite us but nothing really achieved. Personal thought: Isn't worthy to spend this money for alleviation of poverty in this planet?
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Re:Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 l... by kk_cz on Thursday February 23, 2017 @06:01AM (#13712982)
it's ~65$ per person per year. I am not American but if I were I would gladly give 65 bucks a year for some space related excitement.
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